Scholars@Duke
Asiya Gusa

Asiya Gusa

Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Awards & Honors

Whitehead Scholar

University Duke University School of Medicine · 2023 The Whitehead Scholars Program, supported through a gift from the Whitehead Charitable Foundation, helps attract and nurture the most promising biomedical researchers to the faculty at Duke University School of Medicine. More about this award

K99/R00 MOSAIC ASBMB Award

National NIH/NIAID · March 2022 Postdoc to Faculty Career Transition K Award More about this award

mBio Junior Editorial Board

Scholarly Society ASM · 2022 More about this award

In the News

Published April 10, 2025
Fungal Fallout From Helene and Its Potential Health Effects
Published February 13, 2025
Fungi: Friend and Foe to Humans and the Earth
Published October 11, 2024
Infectious Fungi Are Loving Global Warming
Published October 11, 2024
Infectious Fungi Is Loving Global Warming
Published April 25, 2024
How Climate Change Is Affecting Health
Published September 18, 2023
Where Will the Next Pandemic Come From?
Published January 30, 2023
Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health